Artificial eyes for dolls, display-figures, and the like.



S. MARCUS.

ARTIFICIAL EYES EUR DOLLS, DISPLAY FIGURES ,AND THE LIKE.

APPLlATION FILED MAR. 2. |917.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

3 nvm/Lto@ J/vaf-z Mel/Paas SAMUEL MARCUS, NEW YORK, N. Y.

l ARTIFICIAL EYES FOR DOLLS, DISPLAY-FIGURES, A N'D THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

Application led March 2, 1917. Serial No. 151,938.

' of novel structure and also novel means 'for securing a pair of theeyes within the head of a doll or other figure in such 'manner that theeyes may roll to closed position when the` doll is turned from averticalto a horizontal position and also to roll to open position whenthe dollis turned from a horizontal to a vertical position. The eyes areformed of hollow shells of celluloid or equivalent material and fastenedby plates to a bridgepiece which connects the eyes in a pair and towhich the customary Weight for effecting the rolling of the eyes issecured. The

bridge-piece connecting the eyes has pivotally secured to its endscheek-pieces adapted to be secured to the inner side surfaces of thehead of a doll by means of shellac or other adhesive applied tosaidsides over said pieces. My purpose is to sell the eyes in pairs tomanufacturers of dolls.- The eyes being of celluloid or like material,are substantially unbreakable, and in addition they are light in weightand may be easily manufactured and given a desirable finish.

The invention will be fully understood from the detail descriptionhereinafter presented, reference being had to the' accompanyingdrawings,'in which: y

`Figure l is a horizontal section through the upper portion of the headof a doll in line with the eyes, this ligure showing a portion only ofthe dolls head and illustrating the eyes of my invention in positiontherein;

Fig. 2 is a central horizontal section through the pair of eyes andattached parts, Fig. 2 being on a larger scale than Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the same showing the eyes in full, and

Fig. 4 is a back view of one of the eyes and illustrates the metallicparts` connected with the eye.

In the drawings, 10 designates the shells constituting the eyes properand these shells wi1l preferably be formed of Celluloid and aresubstantially hemispherical and bear anshells 10 are placed plates 12which bear.

against the flan es 11 of the shells and are secured to the p ates,disks or end portions 13 of the bridge 14 which connects the eyes toform a pair of eyes suitable for application to a doll. The plates 12are of disk outline and preferably'they are secured to the platesor'disks 13 by means of eyelets 15 stamped up from the plates 12 and eX-tended through holes in the plates or disks 13 and flanged over againstsaid disks 13, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2. The eyelets 15constitute hollow rivets for connecting the plates 112 and disks 13, andany other suitable connecting means, as a solid rivet or a screw, may besubstituted` for the eyelets 15, if desired. It will readily be seenthat the eyelets 15 serve to clamp the plates 12 and disks 13 againstopposite faces of the flanges 11 of the shells 10, whereby said shellsbecome very firmly and securely connected with the bridge-piece 14.

The disks 13 are formed' at their outer ends with forwardly projectingarms 16 from which eyelets or hollow rivets 17 are struck 11p, and theserivets 17 are utilized for pivotally connecting cheek-pieces or arms 18with the bridge 14. The eyeletsy 17 pass freely through holes in theforward endsl of the cheek-pieces or arms 18 and are flanged over in a.manner permitting said eyelets to constitute pivotal connections, sothat while the cheek-pieces or arms 18 are stationary when in the dollshead, the eyes 10 may have the customary rolling motion.

To the bridge-piece 14 is secured the customary weighted rod 19 whichtends to hold the eyes horizontal when the doll is sitting or standingor being held in vertical position and causes 'said eyes to roll to whatis called closed position when the doll is reclined or placedhorizontally. The rolling of the eyes by the action of the weighted rod19 is permitted due to the pivotal connection of the eyes withthe armsor cheek pieces 18.

In securing the pairy of eyes in the head 20 of a doll, the eyes areapplied to the position illustrated in Fig. 1 and the arms orcheek-pieces 18 are rigidly fastened at theil` instantie outer or rearend portions against the innerA a plate exterior to the shell andengaging .side surfaces of said head by means of shellac, cement or anylike substance applied over the same or by other means.

rlhe advantages of the invention will be apparent `without detailedexplanation. rlhe structure is one of simplicity, rigidity anddurability and may be easily handled and applied to the head of a dollor the like. The eyes or shells l0 are recited hereinbefore as beingformed of Celluloid,7 which is one of the Commercialnames tor pyroxylinmaterial, and in my use of the word Celluloid l do not mean 'to Confinethis invention to the commercial article of material sold under the namecelluloidfas distinguished from other pyroxylin'r'materials of theCharacter of Celluloid sold under other trade names.

lVhat l claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is:

l. An eye for dolls and the like Compris ing a hemispherical shellhaving at its inner edge an inwardly turned flange, a plate within theshell against said flange, a plate exterior to the shell and engagingsaid flange and means connecting said plates and bindlng them againstsaid lange.

2. An eye for dolls and the like compris' ing a hemispherica'l shell ofCelluloid bearing the imprint of the'iris and having at its inner edgean inwardly turned flange, a plate within the shell against said Hang-e,

said flange, and means connecting sa1d plates and binding them againstsaid flange.

3. An eye for dolls and the like Comprising a hemispherical shell havingat its inner edge an inwardly turned' llange, a plate within the shellagainst said flange, a'plate exterior to the shell and engaging saidHange, and means connecting said plates and binding them against saidflange, said means Comprising eyelets struck up from the inner platesand extending through openings in the outer plates and` being upsetagainst said latter plates. i

4. A pair ot'eyes for dolls and the like, a bridge-piece connecting saideyes and extending beyond the outer edges of the pair of eyes andthereat being formed into arms, and cheek-pieces pivotally secured 'tosaid arms and adapted to be rigidly secured within the head of the doll,the means connecting said arms with said cheek-pieces being eyelets orhollow rivets struck up from said arms and extending through saidCheekpieces and upset at their outer ends against the same.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and Stateof New York, this:28th day of February, A.. D. 1917.

SAMUEL MARCUS.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR MARION, CHAs. C. Grue.

